Combination table and bed



M. D. MIESNER.

COMBINATION TABLE AND BED.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 27,1919.

PatehtedSept. 20,1921.

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1,391,559. Patentedsept. 20,1921.

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M. D. MIESNER.

COMBINATION TABLE AND BED.

APPLICATION FILED DEC.27| I-9I.9.

Patented Sept.- 20,1921.

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5 a combination bed and table.

"handsome library table and second, asan To all whom it may 00mm.-

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MARTIN n. MIESNER, or :o'It'rLAnn, OREGON;

' COMBINATION TABLE AND BED.

I Be it known that I, MARTIN a citizen of theUnited States, residing at Portland, in the county of 'Multnomah and State of Oregon, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Combination Tables and Beds, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to knock-down convertible furniture, and more The object of the inventionis to provide a practical disappearing bed which meets the demand for economy of spaceby serving two separate and distinct purposes, first as a exceptionally comfortable bed;

Another object is to .so construct suchan article that casual inspection will not reveal the fact that it is a bed as well as a table,

and which embodies superior mechanical construction, being durable and child can operate it.

Another object is to provide a knock-down article of this character with sectional legs which may be knocked down for shipping); or

so simple a storage, and yet the bed be completely setup in working order.

Another object isto so construct such an article thaton opening the bed, the legswill automatically unfold and j'carry with them the front wall-of the table.

With the foregoing and other objects in View, which will. appear as the description proceeds, theinvention resides in the combination and arran'gement-of parts. and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise, embodiment of the in-' ventionherein disclosed may be made with in the scop of wh'at is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings Figure l represents a perspective view of the article of furnitureembodying this invention, set up for use a'sia library table; s Fig. 2 is a transverse section thereof Fig. 3. is an enlarged detail sectional view;

Fig. "4 is a longitudinal section of the ar ticle opened up foruse as'a. bed, the bedding beingremo'vedto disclose the'constr'uction'of the article; l W V Fig. 5*is' across sectional detail view; Fig. 6.15 a detailhorizontal section of a Prion W res D. MIEsNE particularly to erative position, additionafastening1 plateinto the block 11. c i The other hinge member is shown at 41 and is made li 'shap'ed' in form','being'pivotthe joint which connects one of the bed sec Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Sept 20 1921 v v Application fildDecember 27, 1919. Serial No. 347,727.

connection between th front wall of the table and one of the legs;

F .10is a front elevation thereof, and Fig. 11' is a detail horizontal section.

The structure embodying this invention comprises a pair of front legs 1 and rear legs 2 connected near their lower ends by a Y crossbar 3, which has a cleat 3 on its inner face, the cleats of thetwo cross bars'being designed as a support for a book shelf 4 which extends longitudinally of the'table in the usual manner, and which may be readily removed when desired bylifting'it from-said I cleats. I

Rising from the cross bars 3 midway the length thereof are two standards or pedestals 5, here shown in, the form'of flat plates,- tot'he inner faces of which are secured brat ing bracket membersl6.' The upper ends of i the legs 2 carry dowel 'pins 7 as do also the front legs 1, said pin's being designed-"to fit sockets in the lower ends ofblocks'll carried by the table base as will be presently more fully described. i I

Ornamental bracingbrackets 12 are ar ranged at the corners of the table and add" not only to its appearance but to its strength;

Atop 13 is carried by the rear wall 16 of the table, said wa'll being hingedly'conne'cted with th upper ends of the rear legs 2 as is shown'clearly in Fig. 4, and in detail in Fig. 9. This top'13 when opened to permit the article to be used as a bed,"forms the headboard of the bed as is shown clearly in Fi 4. The front-wall 15 of the table issimilarly hinged to the upper ends of the table legs 1, the hinges which connect these walls to the legs being shown in detail in Fig. 9 and each comprises a leaf 4c0jwhi'ch extends across the upper end of the leg towhich it is to be a plied, between said leg and the block 11, t e dowel pin 7 which is carried-by the leg extends upward through; said-leaf into said block, and as'sistsin holdin thelea'f inopments 40* beingalso passed throng elethe ally connected at one end to the leaf at the front thereof, so that when the front wall of the table is in closed positionythe connecting hinge will be completely concealed.

The table body or topproper 10 also has end walls 17 and 18, such as are ordinarily used in library tables, and the front wall is decorated or finished to represent two draweISa V;

The bed comprises two side members 20 connected by :end bars 28 of angle iron, such as is usual 1n the formation of bed springs.

Each-of the side members 20 is composed of a plurality of sections, five'of which are pivotally connected, the section 22 being sta tionary and fixed at 22 to the end posts or 221are two short sections 23 and 25, and to.

the ends of these sections are connected sections-24 and '26, the latter being a short section and the former a longer section, and

hereinafter termedthe foot section. 1

The short-sections 23 and 25 are of a;

length corresponding to the width of the 1 front and rear walls 15 and 16 as is shown clearly'in Fig.2, so that when the bed is folded into the body of the table, these members will be disposed upright, while .the short member 26 will be folded into horizontal position at right angles to the section 25, see Fig. 2. The sections 23 and 25 are connected with the stationary section 22 by links 27 which are rigidly secured at one end to said sections and pivotally connected,

at their other ends with section 22 by the bolts 22 which fasten section 22 to the table bod angle iron, L-shaped in cross section, and the connecting links: 27 are secured tothe upright flanges thereof. on their inner faces as is shown clearly in Figs. 4, 7 and 8. The j oints'formed by the links 27- with the sections 23, 25 and 22 are exactly alike,-and

one only will be described in detail. The

joint at the/end of section 22 at its connec tionwith section 23 is formed by rounding the upper corner 22 of the upright flange 22 of said section, and the lower corner of the-inner end of the link 27 is rounded as ;of section 24 will rest onthe upper edge of the flange 22=of section 22, thereby forming shown at 27*, so that -when section- 23. is

folded upward into; closed position, the inner'iend of'the link .27*willabut and-rest on the flange 22? of section 22 and the innerend an effective stop to "hold section 23 at right All of the bed frame sections are made of angles to section 22, which is an important feature of the invention, for shouldthese sections 23 fold inwardly ora little further 1 on one side than on the other, it would throw the foot section 24 sidewise, and thereby prevent its proper folding. Moreover, this con struction forms a double stop, which prevents all possibility of the wearing oflf of the end of the link 27and the consequent] folding in of the frame beyond 'thedesired' point.

'The joints formed betweenithe ends' of sections 23 and 24'and sections 25 and 26, diflersin that'the one flange of-sections 23- and 25 is cut away and the uprightflange thereof} is arranged-in-lapped relation with J the corresponding flange of sections 24 and 26 and pivotally connected therewith, the

end of the projecting flange of section 23 .85

and section 25 being rounded so that a stop is provided to hold these sections when folded at an acute angle to permit thefoot section 24 to drop down lowered at-its'front end as is shown clearly in Fig. 2. YVhen the spring is opened as shown in Figs. '4 and 6 the lower edges of links 27, rest-'on the flanges of ad'acent sections and form reinforced and stiffened joints at these pointsand is shownL shaped in cross section so A footboard 29 is-pivotally mounted on the outer end of'the sections 24 of the spring that when the bed is folded or closed up,this

footboard will be positioned as shown in A cross bar or rod21 extends transversely of the bed spring with its ends secured to; the lower flange 22 of the stationary spring. 1 framesect1ons22 as is shown on'21 and operates asaconnector for the ends of the.

table and as a brace for the bed. 7 The ends of this cross bar 21 areoflset upwardly as shown at 21 'in Fig. 3 and rest on the upper edges of the braces 6 which-are carried by the standards .5. 'Brace bars 30 and- 31 are- 1 1 f connected at their inner ends to the cross bar 21 and diverge with their .outer ends flat-.7 tened and connected to the frame section 22.

near its ends as is shown clearly in Fig. 6.:1

.These braces operate to hold theb d Off I table rigid and to assist in. holding the bed spring against-collapse when in use.

. Corner brace bars 32 and 33 connect side members 24 and 26 with the end mom bers 28 of the bed .frameas is shownclearly 3 i in Fig. 6 andare designed as reinforces-to prevent spreading of the frame when in use.

Uprights 34 are fixed to the stationary frame sections 22 near-theirrear ends, and

project above and below said sections as is 1 e shown clearly in Fig. 4, Bars 35.are pive.

otally connected at 36 to the upper ends of: the standards34' and the free endsofthese bars are connected with thelower endsg'of said standards by coiled springs1 37. The.

aye s idingenother ends ofthe bars 35:

.said slots, and these bars will turn on their pivots 36 so that the springs 37 will be positioned on the opposite sides of the standards 34 as shown in Fig. 2, and will exert their tension to assist in opening the top when it is released and raised.

The foot section of the bed is supported by twolegs as 42 which have rounded lower ends 43 and are pivotally connected with the outer ends of the section 24 of the frame of the spring. These up er ends are also provided with hooks 44 w ich are designed when'the bed is closed, tohook around the rear edges of the uprights 34 to prevent the front wall 15 of the table from moving outwardly under the pressure exerted by the folded mattress against the spring. I

Bracing links 45 connect the legs 42 at points above their centers with lugs 46 carried by the upper edge of the table front 6 15 and other links 47 connect these lugs 46 with the frame sections 24 near their inner ends so that the outward unfolding of these legs is assured, for if the arms were riveted in the center of the leg, itwould not permit the legs to unfold, since this rod is designed to lie parallel with the leg when the bed spring is closed. This connectionofthe legs with the front plate 15 also operates to automatically open this front simultaneously with the "legs when the bed is unfolded.

In Fig. 5 is shown means for holding the table top 13 in closed position which comprises two catch members 48 arranged in transverse alinement on the lower face of top 13 near the side edges of said top,and with which are designed to be engaged latch bars 49 mounted in keepers 51. with their inner ends offset and pivotally con- Links 39 connect the rear the construction shown inthis figure it will 'nected with an operating lever 50. From i be obvious that when the lever 50 is moved in one direction, the ends of the latch bars 49 will be withdrawn from engagement with the catches 48 and permit the table top to be raised, and that when. swung in the opposite direction, these bars will be projected into engagement with said catches to lock the table top in closed position. It is, of

course, to be understood that thelever 50.

which carries the latch bars 49 is pivoted to the front wall 15 as is shown in Fig. 5.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the advantages of the construction and of the method of operation will. be readily apparent to those skilled in the art to which the invention appertains and while I have described the principle of operation of the invention together with the device which I now consider to be the best embodiment thereof, I desire to have it understood that the device shown'is merely illustrative and thatsuch changes may be made as are within the scope of the claimed invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

In a knockdown table and bed, a table .body, removable legs supporting said body,

the front and rear walls of said. body being hinged at their lower edges to open outwardly, a top fixed'to the upper edge of said rear wall and ada ted to be-disposed upright when said wall is opened, a foldable sectional bed spring carried by said body and adapted to be incased therein, legs carried by one section of said spring and connected to fold automatically on the opening and closing of said bed spring, a connection between said spring and front wall, standards carried inside said body, and catches on said legs for engagement with said standards when the bed is closed whereby the front wall is held closed.

' MARTIN D. MIESNER.

Witnesses F. D. BROOKMAN,

WILLIAM F. MEYER. 

